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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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