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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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