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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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