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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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