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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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