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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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