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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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