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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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