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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies 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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