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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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