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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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