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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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