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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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