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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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