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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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