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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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