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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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