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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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