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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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