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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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