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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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