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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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