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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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