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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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