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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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