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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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