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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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