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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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