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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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