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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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