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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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