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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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