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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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