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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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