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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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