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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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