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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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