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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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