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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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