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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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