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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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