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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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