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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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