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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates 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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