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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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