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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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