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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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