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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes 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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