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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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