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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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