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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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