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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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