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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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