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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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