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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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