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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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