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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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