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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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