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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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