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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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