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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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