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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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