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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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