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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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