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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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