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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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