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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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