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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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