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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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