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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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