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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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