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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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