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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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