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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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