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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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