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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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