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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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