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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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