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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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