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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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