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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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