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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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