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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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