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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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