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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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