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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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