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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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