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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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