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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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