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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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