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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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