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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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