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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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