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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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