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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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