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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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