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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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