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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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