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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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