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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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