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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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