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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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