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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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