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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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