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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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