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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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