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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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