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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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