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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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