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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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