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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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