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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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