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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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