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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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