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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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