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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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