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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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