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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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