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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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