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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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