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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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