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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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