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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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