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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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