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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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