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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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