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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important 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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