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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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