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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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