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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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