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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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