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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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