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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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