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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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