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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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