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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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