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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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