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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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