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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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