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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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