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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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