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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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