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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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