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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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