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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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