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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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