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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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