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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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