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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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