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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses 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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