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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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