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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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