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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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