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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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