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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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