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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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