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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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