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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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