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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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