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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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