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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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