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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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