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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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