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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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