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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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