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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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