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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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