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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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