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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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