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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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