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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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