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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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