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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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