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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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