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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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