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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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