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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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