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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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