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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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