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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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