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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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