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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important 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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