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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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