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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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