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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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