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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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