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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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