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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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