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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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