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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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