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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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