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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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