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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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