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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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