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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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