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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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