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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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