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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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