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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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