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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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