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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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