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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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