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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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