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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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