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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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