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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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