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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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