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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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