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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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