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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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