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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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