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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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