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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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