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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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