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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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