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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important 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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