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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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