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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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