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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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