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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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