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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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