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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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