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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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