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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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