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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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