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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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