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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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