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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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