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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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