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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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