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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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