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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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