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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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