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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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