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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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