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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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