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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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