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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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