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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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