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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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