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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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