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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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