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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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