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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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