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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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