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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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