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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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