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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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