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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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