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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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