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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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