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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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