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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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