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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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