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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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