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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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