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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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