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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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