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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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