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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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