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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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