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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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