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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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