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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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