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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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