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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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