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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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