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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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