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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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