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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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