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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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