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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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