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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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