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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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