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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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