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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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