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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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