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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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