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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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