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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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