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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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