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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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