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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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