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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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