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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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