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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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