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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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