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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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