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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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