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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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