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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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