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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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