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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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