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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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