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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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