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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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