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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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