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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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