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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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