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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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