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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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