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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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