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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)