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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key 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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