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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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