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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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