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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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