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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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