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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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