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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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