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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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