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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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