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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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