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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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