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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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