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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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