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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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