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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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