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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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