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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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