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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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