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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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