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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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