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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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