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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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