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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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