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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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