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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key 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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