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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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