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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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