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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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