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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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