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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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