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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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