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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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