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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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