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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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