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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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