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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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