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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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