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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the 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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