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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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