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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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