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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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