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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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