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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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