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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates 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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