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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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