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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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