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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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