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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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