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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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