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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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