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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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