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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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