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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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