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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important 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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