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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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