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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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