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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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