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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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