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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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