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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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