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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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