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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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