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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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