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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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