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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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