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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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