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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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