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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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