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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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