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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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