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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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