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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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