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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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