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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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