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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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