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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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