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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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