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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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