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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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