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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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