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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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