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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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