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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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