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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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