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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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