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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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