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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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