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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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