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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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