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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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