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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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