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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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