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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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