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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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