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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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