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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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