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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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