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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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