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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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