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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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