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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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