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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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