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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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