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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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