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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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