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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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