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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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