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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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