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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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