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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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