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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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