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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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