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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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