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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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