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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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