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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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