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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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