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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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