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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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