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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major 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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