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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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