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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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