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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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