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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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