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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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