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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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