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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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