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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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