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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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