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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with 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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