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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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