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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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