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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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