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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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