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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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