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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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