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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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