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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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