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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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