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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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