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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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