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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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