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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. 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 MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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