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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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