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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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