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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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