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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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