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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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