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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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