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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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