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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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