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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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