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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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