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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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