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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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