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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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