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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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