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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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