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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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