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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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