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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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