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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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