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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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