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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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