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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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