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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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