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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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