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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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