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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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