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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the 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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