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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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