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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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