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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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