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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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