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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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