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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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