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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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