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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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