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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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