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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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