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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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