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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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