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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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