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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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