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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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