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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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