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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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