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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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