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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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