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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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