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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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