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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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