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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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