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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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