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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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