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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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