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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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