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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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