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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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