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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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