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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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