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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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