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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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