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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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