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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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