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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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