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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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