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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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