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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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